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The practices would include Prayers, Asanas for relaxation, Asanas for correction, simple techniques of Pranayama, Meditation and Aum-chanting. The practices of Asanas, Pranayama and Dhyana would be taught in a scientific manner. Though these practices have their effects in a combined way, the practices would be different for different groups, appropriate to the disease or infirmity like backache, hypertension etc. when done in a scientific improving the movements in different joints, to make body more agile, to improve micro-circulation in different organs and to bring relaxation in a combined tensed up body and mind. But more than this, it improves the awareness of a person about how to use the body and mind throughout the day, so that it does not contribute in one’s state of ill-health.
It involves the sessions on appropriate diet, adequate sleep and rest, proper physical activity at working place and at home along with the time for recreation.
Most of the time conflicts and stress which one feels, arise due to one’s inability to cope with the demanding situations in an appropriate manner, which in turn leads to perpetuation of state of ill-health. Yogic system offers an effective method for dealing the adverse situations in such away that it creates a minimal and that too, very transient feeling of distress thus saving the body and mind from its damaging effects.
Our object is to develop a clear and rationale understanding of various Yogic techniques, on educating the teachers and Yoga students in identifying various unhealthy elements in day to day living which contribute in patients problem and holding them in correcting the factors.
When we tale of diet we think of physical food. That is only partially true. Diet is the fuel for the Body, Mind and Soul. If we want to realise our spiritual self-we need to put the correct fuel within our selves. Food for the body is what we have been trained to think of and this is what constitutes our physical diet. However, one might at times like to ponder a while on mental food as food for the mind, and spiritual food – or food for the soul. When we talk of Diet in Yoga and Health it is utmost important to consider all the aspects of diet.
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